Cord or rope holder.



UNITED STATES liqiENT OFFICE.

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. u com on non Iowan.

""8 I- E Y bun I b. 7;; all whom" it may concern: llo it kllflivllilltli l.Ci..\anscn Sramnut, a ritigrn of the Unitod States, residingat Aim-ion, in the rounty of (lrant and State of 5 lg ul imiun'lmvoinvented wrtnin new and usef nl iml'r't'nmnmns in (rd or R0 to Holders,

qt'dethiv tlio following is a speri tion refo f tfnqilaingfhn'd to thoawnn mnying drawm s e I0 u,flhifz;inyi-nti 'm n'lntrs to iunmwonwnts intltfl'lt'th for 'hnhlintg'or-'fastoning the end of pt ,wmlgw rope.

Q o i ajii t'of tho invention in to provide a uppityninhpnuetioel dormof tine rhareeter .tx ltltjttlhi tl which n piece of cordor rope .|m|]n-, qpnleldy and securely held at any ta mount thrt'mghont its lengthwithout the ne- 1mm};gg'ftyingor knotting and in which the gr wignotion-will increase as the Strain on t fmloh'r'ope increases.

\mitlnfr ohject'of the invention is to prov i one o n,c.ord orropeholder or faetener of this ,4; pnrnqter wh loh will'he automatic in itsac- .l f r'm. o iiJprther of the invention -ie to 9.; my a firth: o!thie character which may 00! tojja'eoommodate a cord or rope 1:1". r I.I I Y "9 ,lzh, M fjahm and other objects in view, mthg ("consists of thenov el featurea In! mnatltnct onand the eomhinatton and arm! -,l I ,0rte hereinafter full de- L Jifiit ifia all mo, and illuatrated d. at.

11 m in drawings, in which-- 3,1,, F, aiside elevation of one embodipgnt1 "invention showing a cord aron will!!! 39; he holder or faatenor; Fig.2 ie a qmrgar al g t one: thoaalne' Fig. 8 u a leoiht lp' emthrtm thebody orframeof the 4 r ahow n "t e mauner in which it in i zometrnote fi15 la a transverae aaotion at: y tal tqt oi lantindioatod -by the line,'Ilir -r+ ,ine fi'g., ;'Fig. 9 is a detail aection n: [thaw who, pulleywith a ei le flange;

M El te, Sand 7 are tide and front viewa of anm {in ent of the inventionwhich ie :21 n! ad or the reception of a cord or n! ,olypeif eny'eiaeiwithin certain limita; and a j :q'atwen p by the line 8-8 m Fig.7. 5 (rum-1i, int entiotrfoone'ltn rimarily in a 5 l botlytorifreupe 1,of any amtahle form and i construction and, containing two guideelements 9, it around which the oord or rope ie llmnuod eo that when oneend of the cord in t rnwn upon it. will bind that portion of the Iheatlaatteaethtterahtaat. "mums" an amen at. me. larlal Io. eeu'n.

atraight'ened to their a ,trpne'verae aectiun, taken on the more. Feb.e. 1010.

cord between the two elementa to fasten or hold the cord againstmovement. The elements 2, 8 are preferably, but not new!- eerily, in theform of rollers or nhls jourualed in red rela ton lit tho body 1 and thelatter is preferably in the form of an n frame or loo through which thecon may be peeled. llther one or hoth of said rol era me or ved andflanged at hende. or pro- '\'it ed with a flange at only one end or suloand a rulueed ort'a portion at its other end or aide. However, thepreferred eon.- atrnetion of said rollerl in which the upper roller 2 iegroom to provide a doube flangedpulley or eheave and the lower one 8 haeita uteri: grim-3 or ii ta from one to he t h geo Wit has a'fl'ange ti o.7

one end and a reduced ta portion 6 atite other-end. 'When'en -a vendoreone-ehaped roller or pulley ie as one of the ide elementa ofthe devicethem aa reeentl ea lalned.

, M manner ofeonatrnet the body 1 and rnaili the, lern or eretn 1a wn nu t gem to and it'witl he aha: ma .1 "!,&'.t&";oi..?. t h :i i a e n ruser or peeing lane with etude Sadapted 0 enter thei pivot inaaidioller. Saidbodyiaeaet' nia hleirnnorother metal in the ahapeindicated by the dotted lime in Fink! an that ita tide here. 7 arecurved or wed oet'we ly in hppeaite directiona .the 'lgipat. etude 8'are- '1a':i enough a operln 'rolleraor to he'plagd them. After 3?: 11::-eraarearranged ween oppuaiog' a 8 the aide here 7 of thew or frame arefull hne Bouillon in Fig. 8 an that the pivot dude wt antt 1 l "oraoeheta ourna the andtheir odhia! aaia will aline Init than to linearpitota'or a it illeye suit- 04 be eitherplnin, o:

ieahownin Fit'i' ion of the latter will he automatic I 'is a plain orflan the grip ingaetion so i bolts 8' which serve as pivots for therollers or pulleys 2f, 3'. When the win nuts 8' on the threadedends ofthe'bots 8' are loosened said bolts may be adjusted lon tudinully in thebody or frame 1 for t e purpose, of itionmg the rollers 2', 8 nearer toor arther from each other to accommodate rope or cord of any diameterwithin certain limits d ding upon the air. 'of the device. Whi e this isthe preferred manner of ad ustabl mounting said rollers. it will he onerst that within the scopeof my invention either one of the rol ers orguide elements may be made adjustshle toward and from the other in anysuitable manner and that, if desired, both of said elements may be madeadjustable. In this embodiment of my invention the upper end of the bodyor frame 1' is formed with an inte l suspending or attaching ho'ok 9',but it will be understood that any equivalent device may be substitutedfor the m. I I

In using the invention it is suitably tlxed to a support at either oneor both of its ends and the cord 0 is-paased through the-body or frame 1above the-u ment 2. and then around the latter and its ends 12,- (2'passed in opposite directions through the iody between the rollers. Oneof its ends c is then seed through the lower portion of the I y beneaththe roller 8 so that when such end is drawn downwardly, as indicated bthe arrow 1 in Fig. 2, the portion 1: of t e cord passing over theroller 3 will so the opposing portion c of the cord, w ic portionextends between the two rollers, and will bind the same lkneath it andagainst the roller 8; and the tighter said end of the cord is drawn. theter will be the gripping action, as will readil undcrstoml uponreferenee to. Fig. 2. This gripping action will be obtained whether theupper element 2 roller or merely a stationary guide pm, but in order tostart when the lower pulley his a p sin or dou ale flanged pulley, it isnecessary to draw the end a of the cord to oneside to start its-portion'0' beneath the portion 0'. Whenrhowever, the lower roller or pulley 8isoone-sbuped or tapered at its r roller or ele-- end. as at. 0., thetendency. of the portion of the cord passing over the roller 3 will beto move laterally or toward the minced end 6 of said roller and owing tothe contact of this portion of the cord with the portion 0 it willautomatically draw said rtion in the same direction and beneath it,thereby rendering the gripping action entirely au tomatic. \Vhen it isdesired to loosen the cord it. is only necessary to, draw up n the end aof the cord.

While I have set forth the principle of my inventioirand the preferredconstruetions embodying it, I wish it understood that I do notlimitmyself to the details of construction shown and described and thatvarious changes in the form, proportion and arrangement of parts may beresorted to.

Having thus described the invention what. is claimed is:

1. A device of the character described comprising a body having anopening, a pair of guide and clamping elements arranged in said openingin spaced relation and one having an inclined surface to 0p the otherand a flexible element passe around one of said elements, and inopposite dircetions'through the body between said ele-.

ments, one end of said flexible element extending partially around theguide element having the inclined surface and then through the openingin the frame, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. device of tthgd cl'raracter prizes-h g1 com rmn ano arm s an e berswith fateraig olaelportio s and a pair of lide elements arranged in theopening in tle'body between the side bars, one of said elements beinarranged in the ofl'set )ortions of the si e bars ,of the body and ringan inclined surface to oppose the other element.

.8. A device of the character described comprising an open body havingspaced side bars formed at opposite points with Ian tudinal slots, apair of guide and clamping elements arran in the openin in the bodybetween t e side bars, one 0 said elements havin an inclined surface tooppose the other null one of said elements being in the form of aroller, a 'ournal bolt passed through the roller and tie slots in theside bars of the body, said bolt having a head at one end and screwthe-ends at its other end and a clam ing nut upon the threaded end ofsaidboll, whereby the latter ma be clamped in adjusted position in the ly to vary the space lmtweensaul elements.

In tc nimon whereof I hereunto atlixmy signature ir. t to )rcscnce oftwo witnesses. CLAl ENCE C. SPRINKLES.

Witnesses:

T. A. Ilamw,

J. M. Wnrrn.

